← Votes·2026-02-12

Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Vote ID 184816Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (275 for, 252 against, 35 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

275

Against

252

Abstain

Margin of victory

23 votes

Turnout (cast)

562

Absent

157

Participation rate

78.2%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 23 votes. 157 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (157) was larger than the 23-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 47 absent MEPs (margin was 23)
S&Dhad 31 absent MEPs (margin was 23)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 24Against 110Abstain 4Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 23Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 3Absent 17

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 2Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 3Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany40
France28
Spain26
Netherlands15
Sweden14

Most against

Italy29
Poland29
Czech Republic15
Romania13
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 6Abstain 27Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 36Abstain 1Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 17Against 29Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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